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The PSA test has become more and more unreliable and doctors don't use it like this did years ago. The PSA can be high with no prostate cancer present. Nurse Kindheart
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Immediately find yourself a urologist, and have a prostate biopsy. The chances of Prostate Cancer with a confirmed PSA of this magnitude are extremely high! If you value your time remaining on this earth, please do this. From the "PSA Rising" site: (http://www.psa-rising.com/prostatecancer/psa-test.htm) "Elevated PSA levels in a man who has never been treated for prostate cancer may be a sign of any prostate problem. PSA rise may indicate prostatitis (infection). It may indicate benign growth or swelling of the prostate (BPH). Or it may indicate prostate cancer. PSA is made in the prostate. It is measured in nanograms per milliliter of blood. Normally, PSA levels in the blood remain very low. Any hurt to or injury of the normal prostate, such as from inflammation caused by infection, may cause more PSA to leak into the bloodstream. In the past, most doctors considered PSA values below 4.0 ng/ml as normal. However, recent research found prostate cancer in men with PSA levels below 4.0 ng/ml. Many doctors are now using the following ranges, with some variation: 0 to 2.5 ng/ml is low 2.6 to 10 ng/ml is slightly to moderately elevated 10 to 19.9 ng/ml is moderately elevated 20 ng/ml or more is significantly elevated This new approach reflects the fact that relatively low PSA levels in the blood may mask some aggressive prostate cancers. Rate of PSA over time is a key factor in diagnosing prostate cancer. This is sometimes called PSA velocity and sometimes calculated as "PSA doubling time." In men with prostate cancer, tumor doubling time ranges from a month or two to over 12 or 15 years. PSA doubling time is a pretty reliable indicator of cancer cell doubling although not a sufficient indicator without biopsy and imaging scans."
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